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VOLUME XL-NUMBER 1905. CHARLESTON, FKIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1872 EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE STOCK-JOBBERS' SCHEME. Detail* of Mr. Wesley's .Vice Little Game-A Few Trifling Objections Thc Approproprintlons-The New Pro? position to Adjourn, ?Sec., ?Sec. [FROM OOH OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, 8. C., February 14. Among the many and ingenious gentlemen who have proposed from time to time to ?straighten out the finances of South Carolina, to make her pecuniary goose hang high, and her monetary desert to bloasom like the rose, the latest and most ingenious is Mr. E. B. Wes? ley, of New York, ex-editor of the New York Times and present trustee of the Union Trust Company. The advent of this gentleman Is opportune. The changes bad been rung so often on the old devices for solving this finan? cial problem lhat they were getting tiresome. Almost every pale-faced member ot the Gene-1 ral Assembly had ventilated his little game, ?but still nothing was done, and the monotony was getting tiresome. Denni?, Bowen, Yocum, Leslie, Owens, Arnim, Whlttemore, and half a dozen ethers, had fulminated their censures ot the State officials and propounded cures: out somehow tne members didn't see it, and lu the meantime thc State officials pursued the even tenor of their way, the United Brethren fought nobly, and the financial muddle remain? ed \n statu quo. Now, "alter Niagara"-Wes? ley. This estimable gentleman comes to ?Columbia carrying lu one hand a pe? tition signed by eighty-two quaking bondholders in New York Gily. and , In the other hand a bill which he proposes soon to Introduce In the lower house, and which ls to settle the whole matter. This potent device is entitled **A bill to consolidate the debt of the State, and to provide for the ?payment of the same," and is as follows : The preamble recites that, by virtue o? cer? tain specified acts, State bonds to the amount -of $5,541,000 have been Issued and sold, and bonds to tne amount of ?3,773,000 have been issued and pledged for loans, making with the ?aute-war bonds an aggregate ol $15,767,908 98; that most ot these bonds have been sold at Srices far below their par value, and that the olders of several millions ol bonds have petl- ] tloned for the consolidation ot the debt. The bill provides in Section 1, that ihe financial board issue $10,000,000 of registered stock, having twenty years to run, and bearing inter? est at six per cent,, payable quarterly, to be delivered to either the Union Trust Company, the United S: ates Trust Company, the Far? mers1 Loan and Trust Company, the Manhat? tan Company, the National Bank ot Com? merce, or thu American Exchange National Bank, all of New York, to be disposed of In funding and retiring the present debt of the State, as afterward provided. Section 2 pro Tides for a tax of four mills on the dollar, or such other tax as will produce at least $720, 000 per annum, to be remitted to the bank or trust company designated for these purposes, and used for the paj ment ot inter? est on the new stock, and tor the creation of a sinking lund. Section 3 provides that the new stock shall be signed by the Governor and treasurer, and countersigned by the presi? der, secretary or cashier ot the bank or trust company. Section 4 appoints Messrs. James L. Orr, John B. Palmer and L. D. Childs, with two citizens of New York to be selected by them, a board of commissioners to Blt In New York to Investigate aud pass upon the validity of bonds offered In exchange for the new stock, and requires them to cen Ky their de oL*lon upon each bead presented, provided that the holder of the bond signify In writing bis intention of exchanging lt for the new stock. Section 5 requires the Institution de? signated as above to deliver to the holders of State bonds certified as above, upon the pre? sentation and cancellation ot the same, regis? tered stock at the rate of seventy-five per .cent ol the par value of such bonds. Section *6 provides that bonds hypothecated as securi Stor loans may be exchanged for stock at e rale ot seventy-five per cent, of the par value of the boBds, the loans being paid off at the same time with new stock at eighty cents on the dollar Section 7 extends the ?operations of the act to the exchange of ante war bonds at the same rate as above specified. Section 9 provides that the funds raised by the tax above prescribed shall be appropriated, first, to., the payment ot interest on the new ?tock; second, to the payment of Interest on sueh bonds as may no; be exchanged; third, to the retirement of portions of the debt of the Slate. Seciion ll provides that no more bonds of the Slate shall be Issued unless ap? proved by a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters ot the State, at a general election. Sec? tion 12 appropriates the sum of $10,000 to delray the expenses ol carrying thia act Into ?effect. Section 13 repeals the various acts providing fur the issue of Bonds, and all other acts Inconsistent with ihis one. There are only three or tour insurmountable objections to the success of this bill In the pre? sent Assembly. In the first place, the proposal to Issue ten million dollars' worth of new securities, upon any pretext, would be fatal to any bill containing lr, in the present temper of the Legislature. Next, the commission pro? posed to be created by the bill will be regard? ed as a tort ol roving commit iee. with power to spend a considerable pul .lon of the ready money In the irea?ur), and with little prospect ot doing the individual members ot the As? sembly any good. Then tbe bill does not pro? vide for the payment ol existing legislative ex Senses,, and lt co tues in collision with certain i ls that do make EUC ti provision. The ead of the session is approaching, and there is just at this moment no postil?le quesliou so dear to the heart of every member ot the General Assembly a? ihu exchanging for ready cash or his little collection of "pay certificates," and any measure which looks to this result ls pretty sure of parsing. Every? thing Just now depends upon ibis very ques? tion. If the members could get their pay to? day they would adjourn the Legislature to? morrow; but they cannot, and the strong probability la that they will not be able to until certain financial bills, introduced last week, have gone through tbe two houses and received the Governor's approval. lu the or? dinary course of human events lt will take ten days to accomplish this recuit, and this being the 14lh ot February the probability is that this model Legislature will be ready to ad? journ by about ihe 24th. The Senate io be sure is pledged to adjourn on the I6ih, but this amounts to precisely nothing, and the ad? journment of boih b. ouches will undoubtedly take place between the 24.h ot February and the 2d of March. The proceedings to-day lu the respective branches of the At-seriibly were of ihe usual sort-routioe work, and but little excitement in the Senate and a wilderness of talk and but little bu.-ines s lu the House. The latter began op?rations on the bli! recently intro? duced by Nenemlas providing tor the payment of a salary of $1000 to the members of tbe -General Assembly itir-tead of u per diem allow? ance as at present. An amendment wa? pro? posed making the salary $500 instead ol $1000, which proposal brought a dozen members to their feet, among them Mr. Mobley, who de? clared that first-class men could not be had for $500 a session, come further debate en? sued, whlce was Interrupted by the special .order lor half-past twelve P. M., which was the general appropriation bill, prepared and introduced some days ugo b\ tue committee on ways and means. Tum bili, as explained <at the time in this correspondence, made no provision tor the paymeut . f tue luterest on the public debt, anda stib.-tuute was offered to-day which very amply supp.les this omis? sion. The substitute ls tne bill mentioned in THK NEWS of the 12th Ins ant, and is as fol? lows. A BILL to raise supplies and make appropriations for the fiscal tear ending October ai, 1872, and to provide tor deficiencies in tue revenue tor the fiscal ) ear ending Octi.b r 31.1871. Belt enacte-i by ihe be at- and House or Repre? sentative or the - tv e nf >out . Carol! a, now met and sitting In O-neral Assembl , and bj the an thorlty or tue same: SECTION 1. Tam to defray the cu?rent expenses of the State tor the 0>cal year enriln thc thirty first day ot October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy two. the state udl>or ls hereby au? thorized and requited to levy a tax or six mills on the dollar ort e ass- sse?! value o all laxable pro? perty In the Stat. ; aud e ts hereby further au thorized and leqntred io levy a lax or four milla on ihe dollar or t he HPS-SSCI value or all the tax? able property o the State, t > pay the interest i n the publlo debt; sod In addition to the nfort-s nd taxes, the State audit r shan levy a further tax of five mills on ihe uollar or the M-eased value of ali the taxable property in the Mate, to meet the ?deficiencies In the revenue for the fiscal year ! ending on the thirty-first day of October, i thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. SFO. 2. In addition to the foregoing tai there shall be levied, in each and every conni] the state, a tax of two and a ha f milIH on dollar of tbe assessed value of all taxable t perty In said conn'les, respectively, to be used connty purposes, as provided by law. SKC 3. That all taxe s levied, and payable nn this act, shall be payable in United states trea ry notes, in tbe notes of national banks, and gold or silver coin. i-EC. 4. That the following asms be, and be; eby, appropriated fortrie payment of thea eral officers and the expenses or the State G ernment, as hereinafter specified, for the fla year ending on the thlrty-flrst day of Octet one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two. Then follow the various appropriate which foot up as follows: Salaries.$ 165.1 Executive department. 18, Judiciary. 2.1 Ordinary civil expe: ses.. 111,1 txtraordloary expenses.'.. 60,1 Educational, (lu addition to the per capita tax). 188,1 Total.$531,! The consideration of thia measure w hardly begun when lt was interrupted by t special order for 1 P. M., which was t Senate concurrent resolution that the Geoei Assembly adjourn sine die on tbe 16th lnatai This started a universal howl of dissent, ( view of the fact explained above that t members have not yet been paid) and number of substitutes were offered. Final the following substitute, offered by Mr. He ley, was passed and sent to the Senate. Resolved by the House ot Representative the Senate concurring, That this General A biy do adjourn the 26th day of February, isl subject to a call of the majority of the mei bers ot both houses, who; shall signify the assent lu writing to the clerks of their respe tive houses; Provided, that no pay be aliowc during Bald adjournment. Things then proceeded smoothly for a whil until the Blue Ridge bill was received bac from the committee on engrossed bills, at put upon its Anal passage. On this the yei and nays were ordered, and resulted in tl passage of the bill of abominations, by a vo of eighty-seven to nineteen. Among tl members voting nay was Mr. Andeli, wt caused to be entered on the Journal the fo lowing very cogent reasons for his vole: I voted "no," ou the pas8age of the bill "too Heve the State of Sooth carolina or all ll; Milty lor Ita guarantee or the bonds <>r th Bine Ridge Railroad Company by providing rc the securing and destruction or the same," fe tbe roUowlog reasons : Because the liability or the state ts on the bond Isaoed by the "Blue Ridge Railroad Company I South carolina" only, and not on the bond issued by the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, 1 Georgia; the Tennessee Railroad Company. I North Carolina; the EnoxvlUe and uharlesto Railroad Company, in Tennessee, and the Pendle ton Railroad Company, In South Caro.ina; also a stated In the preamble to trtls bili. If che bonda or the Blue Ridge Railroad Compa ny, In South carolina, endorsed by the State, ar on tue market at all, contrary to the official d< claratlon of the Governor, In lus special message their continuance on the market cannot bea great on Injury and prejudice to the credit ef th state aa the issuing ot treasury certificates of lc debtednesa without consideration, and withou meena of payment. Because tne booda in question are payable a fixed periods, and paymeut of them cannot be re quired at on foresee i and lmoportune times. Because the bonds In question are not due fo nearly seventeen yeera, and the pecuniary condl tlon of the Sta: e la not such aa to warrant th payment er any liability or the State nearly sev tnteen years lu advance. Because there ls no evidence that the Indebted ness or the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, li South Carolina, ls one million eight nundi ei thousand dollars, as provided in this bill, ba good reasons for believing that such Indebted ness does not reach more than hair that amonnt Because the liability of the State on the bondi of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company was In curred on the pledge of all the estate, property and runda or the company, in thia aud othei sta-cs. to protect the State again-t loss; whIU this blU not only provides tor the Sta'e paying e larger sum or money than Ita liability r< quires but also provides for the discbarge and releaae ol the very security lt holds tor Ita own protection Because, although the purpo e or all the aid afforded by the State to the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, in South Carolina, has been the con struction and c mi pier iou of the Blue Ridge Rail? road, yet this bill, which discharges the company from all liability for Ka debts to the 8t*w. and gives it certificates or Indebtedness for a greater amount than Ita debts, makes no provislou that the road aball be constructed and completed. (Signed) t*. J. ANOBLL. The following bills and resolutions were also reported by the engrossing committee, read a third time and passed: Joint resolution authorizing the State treas? urer to pay the widow of Summerville Mont? gomery two hundred and fifty dollars. A bill to provide for the replacing of mile? stones and cross-road pointers upon the high? ways. Joint resolution to authorize the comptrol? ler-general to draw warrants on the State treasurer in favor of C. Werner, . .en certain requirements are fulfilled. A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to Incorporate the Town ot Plckena." A bill to Incorporate the Charleston. George? town and Conwayboro' Railroad Company. A bill to charier the Little River and Cheraw Railroad Company. A bill to recharter the ferry over the Com bahee River, lo South Carolina, known as the Combahee Ferry. The House then proceeded to consider Mr. Yocum's gerrymandering scheme to divide the State into five Congressional Districts, and Mr. Cain offered a substitute making the fol? lowing division: First Congressional District, Georgetown. Williamsburg, Horry, Marion, Marlboro\Chesterfle;d, Darlington and Claren? don counties; second, Charleston, Colleton and Beaufort; third, Barnwell, Orangeburg, Aiken, Edgefleld. Lexington and Richland; fourth, Fairfield, Newberry. Laurens. Anderson, Pick ens, Oconee and Abbeville; fifth, Sumter, Ker? shaw, Lancaster, Chester, York, Union, Spar? enburg and Greenville. Th is provoked a heated debate, which was only terminated by the adjournment of the House at 4.20 till noon to-morrow. _ ?PICKET. FOUND DEAD.-The coroner's Jury, In the case of Mary Ann Wooten, who was found dead on Thursday, the 1st instant, thirteen miles from Columbia, laying in the road lead? ing to Camden, by Rice Creek, atkLwhom lt was supposed had been- burned to death, re? turned the following verdict: ''That the de? ceased came to her death from some cause to the jurors unknown; that her body had been burned, but whether by accident or otherwise the Jury are unable to say." THE NEGRO KU-KLUX_The Circuit Court which convened in Yorkville on Monday of last week adjourned on Friday. The negro Ku-Klux, Major Joe Carter and his gang, who committed such gross outrages last winter, ?vere tried and convicted. The notorious "Major" was sentenced to five years' impris? onment In the penitentiary; the "Captain" to three years, and others of the gang to terms ol imprisonment varying from a few months to one year. Snider, the policeman who shot Tom Johnson In Yorkville last year, was acquitted. Peter Culp, indicted for the murder ot his wife, was convicted, and sen? tenced to be hanged on the second Friday in March. SUGAR AS STEAMSHIP FOEL.-The steamship Moro Casi I?-, at New York, from Havana, 3d Instant, encountered a furious gale, which lasted ninety hours. On the 9th Instant, it was evident that their coal would not last another day. In this emergency Captain Con ia drter. mined to try the experiment of'feeding the furnaces partially wi h sugar, of which there were about two hundred and filly tung aboard. It was lound to succeed admirably. Mixed with coal and wood, t he sugar made excellent healing material, and Friday night aud all day Saturday the furn ices were kept alive with this rather cosily fuel. The wood was obtained by cutting up the empty coal bunkers, and the chairs and other furniture of ihe ship. About $10.000 worth of sugar wa* consumed bei >re the Highland Lights were made and all danger Was at an end. _ THE OLD FORT SUMTER COMMAND.-General Jeff. C. Devi* and General S. W. Crawford, two of the surviving officers of the Fort Sumter command, h ?ve left Washington for Baltimore to Join the eacott of the remain* of General Anderson, and will proceed with them to West Point. - Ofthat i ld command, namely. Ander? son, wtro'died at Nice, and Lieutenants Talbot, Schneider, Meade and Hali, the five living are General Jefferson C. Davis, now co onei of the 23d infantry; General Crawford, colonel ot the 2<l infantry; General Doubleday, colonel of the 25th infantry, (colored;) General J. G. Foi-ter, lieutenant colonel of engineers, and General Turman, m.ijur of artillery. There will be no further official ceremonies. The interment at West Point will be private. THE POLITICAL WORLD. TBE PROSPECTS FOR TBE PRESI? DENCY. Chief Justice Chase Oat or. the Ring Trumbull the "Coming Alan." The following extracts from a leading arti? cle by tbe Cooperetown, New York, Freeman's Journal, Is thought to have been inspired by Judge Wilson, of the United States Supreme Coutt : Chief Juslice Chase has dismissed alt thought of being a candidate for President this year, and in favor of the nominal ion of Senator Trumbull as the opposition candidate. Hr. Trumbull ia understood to be a revenue tariff man, and opposed to a high protective tariff. The health of Judge Chase ls not sufficiently restored to admit of tbe excitement of a polit? ical campaign such as we are likely to nave this year, a fact which he fully realizes. Host of the leading Democrats of this State are at present inclined to accept Senator Trumbull as the "coming man," but oppose any precipi? tate action. Colfax Endorse* Grant. vice-President Colfax has written a letter to the editor of the Indianapolis Journal, In whlcb, alter noticing a telegram from Indian? apolis to the effect that a concerted effort was being made to secure for him the Republican nomination for President, he says: No such effort is being made anywhere by my wish or authority. Publicly and privately, in speeches and in letters, I have invariably declared mvseli in favor of President Grant's renomination, as well to those not friendly to lt as to those who were, and have BO written to every friend In Indiana who asked my opinion. When the ticket for Grant and Col? fax was elected in 1868 I determined there should be no alienation between them grow? ing out of the distribution of Presidential pat? ronage, in regard to which I resolved not to obtrude, or Irom any lack of friendship or good will OD my part, and I am glad to state that this was most cordially reciprocated by the President, so that there has never been the slightest disturbance ol our most desirable personal and political relations, nor can any discord in the parly be traced to any reakor even pretended antagonism between us. I am not a candluate for the Presidential nomination, being lust as decided as ever in favor of President Grant's renomination, and hope our convention, on the 22d, will so de? clare unanimously. I beg, for the sake of har? mony politically, and to save me personally from the suspicion of bad faith toward one with whom my relations are and always have been eo cordial, that my name may not be mentioned by any one in our State Convention In opposition to General Grant, whom I be? lieve to be the first chofce ot a very large majority of the Republicans .of the United States. Truly yours, SCHUTLER COLFAX. The Reform Republican Convention. A Washington dispatch says: The men who are controlling the Cincinnati convention, which is called to nominate a lib? eral Republican ticket lor President and vice President, have become Impressed with the idea that there ls a definite prospect of Grant's being set aside at the Philadelphia convention; and desirous ot making no premature moves,. they have decided to postpone ihe Cincinnati convention till June 20. in order that tbey may accept the nominee at Philadelphia, it lt be a man on whom they can unite. The Political Significance of Forney's Resignation. The New York Journal of Commerce edito? rially remarks: Colonel Forney's defection bodes ill to the administration. He held a first-rate office In Pniladelphia, which did not greatly interfere with his duties as a Journalist, since the ''two papers, both dally," have been reduced to one. All that Colonel Forney had (odo In return for this splendid President lal gift, was to swear by the administration every lime-work com? monly though easy and pleasant enough by your partisan editor. But Colonel Forney ls not ol the ordinary tribe of party journalists. In his long newspaper career he has made a reputation far superior to that of the hacks who are bought up so readily by successive administrations, with postoffices, customhouses, and the like, and who are really dear at any price. He ls capable of making a good living as a newspaper editor alone; and lt is probable that, looking at the large results of a lifetime, be could actually amass more money and unquestionably achieve a higher fame in his single capacity of editor, than by weighing his Journal with the defence ot every bad or weak policy pursued by an ad- , ministration. His resignation ls tendered on the ground that the collectorshlp interfered 1 with bis business, and especially with his 'In 1 dependence as a journalist." The latter ls , well understood to be the strong reason. Colonel Forney cannot longer sustain the , Preside ut lal policy, or advocate General , Grant'* re-election, and now puts himself on the same platform as the New York Tri bune, the Chicago Tribune and a great many 1 other Republican papers, of no mean rank, throughout the country. His influence is not j Blight, for he ls a veteran tactician and a hard < caucus worker; but the main Bignlficance of , his withdrawal from the administration con- { slats In his admitted shrewdness aa a Judge of times and tendencies. He evidently does not j regard the prospects of General Grant's re- 1 nomination to be near as strong-in fact, like ? the Chicago Tribune, he may hold that the ? chances are decidedly against lt. On that ? point we offer no opinion; but it ls clear that a ? man like Colouel Forney cannot haul out from the President's support without taking a , great many other Republicans bodily along with him, and creating a vague doubt among , the rank and Ale of his party whether, afier , all, President Grant Is their best and most available nir.ii, \ LATEST POLITICAL NOTES. Thc Squabbles of the Florida Radicals SAVANNAH, February 16. A dispatch from Tallahassee says the As? sembly of Florida, on Wednesday afternoon, by a large majority, resolved that United States Senator Osborne be requested to re? sign. Among other reasorc it ls alleged tuat his appointments to federal offices were ob? structions to Republican government. The Blaine Radicals Endorse Grant. AUGUSTA, February 15. At the Republican caucus the members of the L?gislature were elected delegates to the national convent lon. The resolutions endorse tirant and Colfax. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. NEW YORK, February 16. The Republic, from Liverpool, encountered for foriy-elght hours a furious hurricane. All the boals but one were lost, the upper part of the steamer was damaged, and a tremendous Bea broke the thigh of the second officer, named Williams. OMAHA, February 15. The posilion of the snow-bound trains Is but little changed within the twenty-four hours. Seven trains, the oldest being twenty-eight duys from Omaha, are at Creston 6uminlt. There was snow, wnh h'gh winds, last night. CINCINNATI, February 15. The steamer Bei!? Vernon, wlih four hun? dred tons of merchandise, for New Orleans was cut down by ice. The. boat was valued at thirty thousand dollars. Total loss one hun? dred thousand dollars. HOUNT STERLING, KT., February 15. There was a Ure at ?barpsourg which burn? ed the Presbyterian Church and five of the best business houses. Three alleged Incen? diaries barely escaped hanging by the mob. KING.-TON, February 15. Rofenfeld. a Jewlah apostle, sent here to propagate Christianity, committed suicide. TORONTO, February 15. Nine of the eleven wholesale stores known as the Iron block were burned. The total loss on stock and building* ls estimated at $5,000,000. NASHVILLE, February 15. The Methodist Book Concern la burned. Loss thirty thousand dollars. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. PARIS, February 16. The Napoleonlsts are active at Belleville and Ville ite. ROME, February 15. ,. u,e consistory for the nomination of Catho? lic bishops convenes on the lith. THE PENITENTIARY MURDER. Krault of the Trial. In the Court of General Sessions at Colum? bia, on Wednesday, Judge Melton presiding, the testimony in the case of the State TS. Da? vid Poulk, William Williams and Isaac Friday having closed, the arguments were delivered and occupied the court till late in tbe evening. The defendants were employed at the Peni? tentiary; the first named, a white man, as captain of the guard. The two others were colored members of the guard. They all were indicted for the murder of Jefferson Browo, a convict, who died in the shower-bath, an ac? count of which has been given with the coro? ner's verdict In the columns of THE NEWS. It was shown In evidence that this convict was one of the most, if not the mos% refractory man In the Penitentiary. He had been fre? quently punished for his repeated exhibitions of insubordination, and It had Utile or no effect on his conduct. Several times he had threatened and attacked ibe guard with deadly weapons, and tbe shower-bath, a mode of punishment long used at the Penitentiary, was the only kind of punishment that he dreaded or which seemed to have tbe bett effect for his behavior. The day when the unlortunate occurrence took place he had refused to work and to obey the or? ders ol the guard. He bad also grossly in? sulted the captain of the guard, and when he was ordered to a dark cell, declared with oaths that he did not care for that kind of punishment. Then the shower-bath was ad? ministered. His action, during this punish? ment, was very violent; he struggled to the utmost of his strength. He Anally ceased his struggles, and was taken out in a dying con? dition. A coroner's jury WOB empanelled, and Dr. B. W. Gibbes made a post mortem examination. He found, according to his te. timony, the lunes, heart and liver In a slate nf | congeal ion sufficient to produce death. He did not examine the brain, neck or spine. It was his opinion that this congestion resulted from the shock of the shower-bath. Drs. Darby and Tally testified that death might possibly have resulted from apoplexy. but that Dr. Glbbes's theory of the case was probably the true one. Several wi messes, among them Governor Scott, testified to the irreproachable character of Mr. Foulk and the other prisoners. M. Barnwell, acting solicitor, argued that lt was a case of murder. Mr. Chamberlain, as? sisting the solicitor, argued that It was Invol? untary manslaughter. Messrs. H?ge and Tradewel 1, for the defence, held the ground that lt was simply a misad? venture, and that these officers had no malice, and were in the ordinary discharge or their duty. That this method of discipline was found In the penitentiary when the present superintendent took charge, and had existed there with the full knowledge of the direc? tors ever since, except for a year, perhaps, during which Its use was dispensed with. That it was not an unusual mode of punish? ment or administered in a cruel manner. Judge Melton in charging the jury said, lt was a case very peculiar and unusual. In his experience as a lawyer and a judge, he had found nothing Uko it. That he was Impressed with Its peculiar character, establishing, as lt would, an Important precedent. It was the case ol men Innocent In themselves, vet, for the general good, brought forward to be tried for a crime. He then reviewed the case, and tbe testimony bearing on the law applicable, and gave lt to the jury. The jury returned about eleven o'clock P. M., with a verdict against David Foulk, guilty of manslaughter. The other two prisoners : were acquitted. A BEAUTIFUL GIRL HANGED. A Double Murder In Newfoundland The Lovely Criminal in the Condemn? ed Cell-Dressed for the Last Leap into Death. A correspondent of live Kew York World, writing from St. John's Newfoundland, Feb? ruary 2d, gives a vivid account of the first ex? ecutions that have taken place at that place In a century. He writes: Patrick Gehan, a fisherman, murdered bis brother-in-law, Garrett Seyers, an old man, and hts wife, Mary Gehan. The one he wounded wilh a pistol bullet and beat to death with a mattock; the other he smother? ed with a large feather bed. Living In Gehan'B house was a beautiful girl named Johannah Hamilton, who assUted Gehan in removing Sayer's body to an ash heap. The body of Mrs. Gehan was removed to a Lonesome ponton on the Spaniard's Bay road, and lett there. The blood was then washed off | ihe floor ot the room In which the tragedy was enacted, aud every other vestige of the atrocious crimes destroyed. A coroner's Jury verdict upon the oody was accidental death from causes unknown. Suspicions were aroused, however, and being arrested, Jo? hannah made a lull confession. Gu the trial the Jury were out but ten minutes, and the verdict being rendered, the woman sobbed ?loud, while her companion hung his head sulkily. The night before execution thal woman refused to retire, and walked to and fro In her cell, with her face burled In ber handkerchief. When spoken to she rarely I answered. Her profuse raven hair fell di- ' sheveled over her, magnificent shoulders. She wore a neat black dress, a narrow white collar, and plain brooch. In the morning a worthy object of human sympathy was the frill but lovely creature who sat wearied yet sleepless upon the mis? erable pallet. Her tears had steadily fallen during the night, but when the priest an? nounced himself to her she cried aloud lor many moments before speaking to him. At length he succeeded In calming down her grief, but only to hear fi om her the distracted aud painful appeal: "On, Father, for ihe love of | Bweet Jesus, save me ! save me I" The priest gradually led her thoughts away from earth, and she s owly grew resigned to her late. At 6.30 o'clock a company of policemen marched into the yard, and upon hearing them the doomed woman shuddered Involun? tarily, aud had new recourse lo tears. On leaving her cell at the request ol' the sheriff I she drew back and sobbed hysterically. Being quietly pressed to move OH she advanced a step, and again shrunk from ihe terrible journey. At length lt was found necessary to employ violence in removing her irom the cell; but at the request of the "asslslinir clergy? man she wai allowed to remain quiet tor a J few minutes until be lound means to persuade ber lo obey the sentence ot thu law. The Eriest finally succeeded, and taking her by the and he led her out toto the passage way, where her dress was looped, her arms pin-1 lonedand the fatal noose adjusted. In the | meantime Gehan, dressed In a suit of black, had been fitted out for his leap Into deatb, and he Blood beside his beautiful ac? complice. Gehan then received the black cap, as did also the unfortunate Johannah. Gehan, ac? companied by a clergyman ami two deputy sheilffj, led the way to tbe cornie of the cou ri house. Approaching the platform upon which the fatal trap-bars were, the doomed woman ugain shrunk back and cried bluerly. But again, encouraged by the counsel ot her spiritual adviser, i-he went courageously up ihe steps on to Die platform. There she knelt and prayed ardently. Gehan also prayed. Their prayers being finished, they aroBe, and the black caps were drawn over their eyes by deputy aheilffs, and the noose of each ad? justed to ropes which dangled from two pro? truding beams. Tue latai trap-doors t-uddeuly fell sooo alter, and Gehan and lils accomplice were swinging between earth and sky. Great sympathy was lelt for the girl, and lt was hoped by many that the Governor would re? lent before the sentence had been fulfilled. But no pardon came. THE WAR IN MEXICO. SAN FRANCISCO, February 15. The rebels hold Mazailin. they had suc? cesses over the federals from Sonora. Arras for the rebels were received irom New York per Bteamer Mom ana, but were seized by the feder?is at Acapulco. MATAMORAB, February 15. Forty Texans crossed Into Mexico under Juan Gi terrero and threaten Mler. The attack upon Matamoras will follow the fall of San Luis, which ls hourly expected, it le reported that Diaz routed Rocha near Puebla, and Ro? cha's brother was wounded. BUNCOMBE VS. BUNCOMBE. "INDIRECT DAMAGES." j Probability of Our Claim? Being; Thrown Ont by the Geneva Tribunal - Grant'? Great M1 stake-No War, bat the Prospect of a National Humula? tlon. [Correspondence of the New York World.] WASHINGTON, February ll. There will be no war over the Alabama claims, because the United States Government will not withdraw Its "case," and Great Britain will not "go back on" the treaty. But there will be a considerable paning and kicking up of the dust ot controversy by the British Lion, who is now exemplified by the British preps; a gradual muddling of the subject in Parlia? ment, and possibly the retirement of the Glad? stone ministry; in which event the next min? istry that comeB in will have to accept the situation aod excuse Itself by savins: "Well, we can't help lt; the way In which this whole business bas been botched is none of our affair; Gladstone and the rest ot them got us into the scrape, and there Is really no other way out of lt except through the decision of the arbitrators." Meanwhile one object of the newspaper clamor in England will have been attained; the strong puints of the British ar? gument will have pierced the ear of Europe, and will have their effect on publicists and at every continental court. They will thus act as an antidote to the copies of the American "case," in four languages, which the State Department bad clcrulated in Europe some time ago; and when the decision of the tribu? nal at Geneva ls rendered, it will be what well Informed persons here and In England expect lt to be -hostile to every claim on our part for "indirect damages." Indeed it ia thought not unlikely that the arbitrators may decide the whole question In advance by throwing out the claims for indirect damages as a matter not warranted by the terms of the treaty under which they were requested to deliberate. lt ls admitted here on every hand that the administration acted In a bullying, bungling manner In allowing claims to be incorporated into our "case" which were sure to be chal? lenged under the treaty, which the adminis? tration, nor its friends In Congress, nor even Mr. Sumner, who first started the idea of such claims, nor anybody ia the country but a lu? natic, ever expected the arbitrators would confirm, or that Great Britain would consent to pay. If the President did sanction this "case" (as uncharitable people believe) as a good electioneering document, time will show that he made a Bad mistake. If he relied on its Irritating, taunting tone, and its heaping up of tremendous demandB on the British ex? chequer, to provoke a war whioh would rally the people of the whole country to his sup? port, the prospect must look very discour? aging. The very British ministry that set the London press at the work of raising the present excitement In England did lt simply to requite bun? combe with buncombe, and In political self defence against Disraeli and his Tories. If Mr. Gladstone had not raised the protest Mr. Disraeli would have got the credit of it. The pity ls that Mr. Gladstone was worried by his great adversary In Parliament into an expres? sion which he will find lt so difficult to recede from with honor. As for the United States, we are in about as bad a condition to go to war as possible. We have an insufficient navy, anna people not by any means united io their opinion ol the casus helli. What In? terest has the south to fight against Great Britain for ihe recovery of tue Alabama claims ? Has the Republican government at Washington, which bas absolutely reigned over the Southern States since the civil war, given the people of those States such tokens of their good will as to obliterate from their mincis the memory of the friendship of Eng? land for their cause ? Are Suutnern men likely to be enthusiastic in support of a war by the United States against the power that during the rebllllon gave their emissaries shelter anc their fleet of privateers armaments, fuel and men? Th? oxpw.tatloo, -which, was at first so coarsely expressed by the President's parti cans, that bullying Great Britain would, war or no war, have the effect to "strengthen Grant's popularity among the masses." h now generally abandoned. The administration will prcb inly meer, as lt goes on In this matter, such rebuffs and discouragements as, were it not for Grant's obstinacy, might compel lt to revise the American "case." The rumor that the American counsel at Geneva are not alto? gether satisfied with the "case" ls highly prob? able In respect to Mr. Evarts, who, when Sumner's speech appeared lo the newspapers, objected tb the whole doctrine of claims for Indirect damages. Messrs. Evarts and Cush Ing may, (lt they are permitted,) urge such claims upon the attention of the Geneva tribu? nal, but lt must be wuh the half-hearted inter? est of lawyers who know they are arguing a hopeless case. Our ciatm.3 for indirect dam? ages, as set forth in the "case," are estimated ta range from $700,000,000 to $1,600,000,000. The claims for direct damages-Including the bill for vessels und cargoes destroyed and the cost of pursuing the Auylo-rebel cruisers that destroyed them-amounts to only $24,981,101. A great many Americans don't believe we shall get even the last-named amount. But think of the dlfferenee between that compara? tively paltry Bum ($25,000,000) and the $1,500, 000,000 that our "case" demands ! This high? ly "consequential" claim, having displayed It? self like a rocket before the astonished eyes o? mankind, ls destined to come down like a stick. The Administration, which expects precisely this result, started out, perhaps', with the hone that lt wouid not be brought about unii! after the close of the Presi? dential cumpa gn. The final verdict of the Geneva arbitrators will not probably be rendered before the Presidential elec? tion, yet the arbitrators, at their very next meeting in May or June, may conclude io refuse all consideration of ihe claims for in? direct damages as matter Immaterial under the treaty. What a fall will be there! The ouly way In which the administration could avert the for. e of such a rebuff would be by anticipating il; and perhaps the meek admis? sion that the arbitrators have the right to de? cide ihe question whether these claims are en? titled to their consideration will be put forth by the State Department in answer lo the complaint of the British Government, which ls expected here by ina1!. In any eveot, the thrusting out or i ejection of the claims will be asevere reproach upon the President, who has suffered them to be preferred. The de? feat of our side ol the Washington treaty, the great measure on which his administration has prided Itself, must also mortify and humil? iate the whole country. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, D. C., February 15. The ways and means committee considered the tariff on salt and beer to-day, but there was no action. The agricultural convention was organized today. Dr. Luring, of Massachusetts, was elected president, with vice-presidents lrom each Slate represented. The claims before the mixed English com? mission to secure consideration, must be pre sen i ed before the 20i h of March. In the Sen*t* the bill making Shreveport a port ot delivery was passed. The Inquiry re? garding the sale of arms to the French occu? pied the balance of the dav. In the Rouse the Sill tor erecting public building ut Quincy, III., was passed. The appropriation bill occupied the balance of the day, the discussion being mainly directed to the extravagance in mu? rine hospitals. THE EIGHT HOUR LAW. NEW YO?K, February 15. The advocates of the enforcement ol the eight hour law met last n gut at the Cooper Institute, and had a large attendance. R?so? lutions were adopted calling for the enforce? ment ol the eight hour law on public build? ings. THINGS IX NEW YORK. NEW YORK, February 15. The Boston, Han lord aua Erie Railroad has been adjudged bankrupt. John Ryan wai io-duy sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for highway robbery. Cnarles A. Lee. the medical author, Is dead. Collector Arthur says the present general order system will be continued until the new plan ls approved. THE KU-KLUX CASES BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. A Washington telegram of the 11th instant j to tbe New York Tribune says: It will be remembered that the prosecution of the Ku-Klux in South Carolina were sud? denly suspended, a few weeks ago, because of thei disagreement of the circuit Judge and the district Judge, sitting together, for the trial of tnese causes. The cases were, therefor??, cer Si??? "P ?o the Supreme Court of the United States. The points upon which the court will be required to decide, are as follows: First, Sf t0oYh,e?;?ner' UDder tbe enforcement law of May 31, 1870, persons can be punished fir com? mitting a crime defined under the laws of the State; and second, as to whether the right to bear arms ls a right guaranteed by the consti? tution, and to be protected under the enlorce ment act. This will substantially test the validity of the act In question, and decide whether criminals shall be punished for viola? ting this law, as those that are punished under the State law. This Important question will be brought up In a short time in the Supreme Court. Attorney-General Williams and Gene? ral Bristow will appear for the government, and Beverdy Johnson and Henry Stanbery lor the Ku-Klux. THE DUTY ON IMPORTED RICE. WASHINGTON, D. C., February 16. Collector Bobb, of Savannah, before the ways and means committee, to-day, advocated an Increased duty on rice as necessary to the existence of rice planting as a business in" the South; also in favor of a reduction of the duty on salt, especially that imported South for fer? tilizing purposes. THE WEATHER IBIS DAY. WASHINGTON, D.C., February 15. The barometer will probably remain highest on Friday In the South Atlantic States, with pleasant weather. Dangerous winds are not anticipated for Friday night, unless pos? sibly on the wes ternGulf. Yesterday's Weather Reports of Ute Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.47 P. M., Local Time. Place or Observation. Aug asta, Qa.... Baltimore. ?os bin. Charleston. Chicago. Cincinnati.. Galveston, Tex.. Key Weet, Fla.. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn.. Mt. washington. New Orleans.... New York. Norfolk. Philadelphia. Portland. Mo.... Savannah . ar. Louis. Washington. Wilmington,N.O. tai Sa tr IS 29.96 20.81 29. fil 29.97 29.87 30.01 29.88 90.09 29.91 29.81 29.29 30.9s! 19.08 29.86 29.70 29.49 29.97 29.75 29.86 29.92 SI ss w w. NW NW S 3W S N SW sE N SW NW W NW NW W SE W w f Gentle. BrtsK. Fresh. High. Fresh. Gentle. >resh. Gentle. Gentle. Gentle. Blgh. Fresh. Britt. denn*. Brisk. Light. Fresh. Gentle. i risk. Fresh. Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. O.ear. . Ol on dy. Cloudy. Fair. ,| Cloadj/. Fair. 1 Clear. Fair. Fair, cloudy. KOTB.-The weather resort oaten 7.47 o'clock, this morning, will be posted In the rooma ot the unamber of Commerce at io o'clock A, M., and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the Chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any t tme during the dav. THE PACIFIC FERTILIZERS. CHARLESTON, December 19,1871. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. To confirm public confidence in the Gueuos offered for sale by me, lt has always been my desire to avail myself of the best scientific ability In order to give the planter every possi? ble guarantee as to their standard. Hy store? houses in tbe city, as well as the Pacido Guano j Works at Rikersville, have ever been open for | inspection; and although the latter have been under the personal supervision of Dr. St. Ju? lien Ravenel, yet with his entire approval our stock has yearly been examined by Professor Shepard and bis endorsements of their high standard received. I enclose herewith an ex? tract from his report Just taken. The analyses are on file at my office. J. N. ROBSON, No, 68 East Bay, and Nos. 1 and 2 Atlantic Wharf. LABORATORY OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE, ) QUEEN STREET, V CHARLESTON, December 15,1871. ) "In conclusion 1 would state that the three arlloleB (namely, two samples of Paclflo Guano and one sample of Com. Acid Phosphate,) ex- { amlned are fully up to the old standard of the Soluble Pacific. "Very respectfully yours, feb!3^5n*o "CHAS. U. SHEPAED, Jr." lUgctablc (Urales. ?1 RATES I CRATES I CRATES ! I hereby give notice to all parties In want of VEGETADLE CRATES that I am prepared to get themo.t In large quantities, and al would do well io cl; acid examine for thtmseivis before purchasing elsewhere. Orders respectfully solicited an) promptly filled. Lamber ol all descriptions and Plastering La hs constantly on band. JOHN C. MALLONEE, Onice and Yard, Horlbeck's Wharf, East Bide Washington street, tybi Near Kortheasrein Railroad. Ornas, djtmicais, &t. p 7. L TJ H N~ ' PHARMACEUTIST, IMPORTER OF FINE CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. No. 450 KING STREET, CORNER OF JOHN. Now in Stock or my own Importation, LOW SON AND HAYDEN'S SOAPS, Tooth Brushes, Carbolic Acid. Futtey'a Cold Cream, English Dalby's Carminative, British Oil, Roche's Embrocation and chiorodyne.' AGENT FOB TILDEN A CO.'S SOLID AND FLUID EXTRACTS. Pharmaceutical Preparations, Sugar-coated PIUS, AC. AGENT FOB FORD'S SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. AGENT FOB SOUTH CAROLINA FOB DB. JEROME KIDDER'S ELECTRO MEDICAL MACHINE AND APPLIANCES, . Surgical Instruments and Goods of loreign man uracture imported to order. My Dispensing Department ls complete, em* bracing ail New Reme iles. A rull assortment of Trosses and Bandages al? ways on hand. PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS compounded with accuracy day or night JanlOwfmly - Cigars, tobacco, ?Pc. QHARLESTON WHOIJSSALE^LlI^RE- ] TAIL MANUFACTURING CIGAR AND TOBACCO HOUSE, No. 310 KING STREET, THBB* DOORS SOUTH OF SOCIETY STREET. MEERSCHAUM PIPES a specialty, therefore can sell at prices to surprise you. Suitable for Christmas Presents. ALSO, An extensive and complote assortment of all articles in hts Une of business ls kept constantly on h*nd giving a facility or mung, without de? lay, all orders extended to bim, accompanied with cash, or dratt on responsible houses In the city. Purchasers are requested to examine his perfect stock before trading elsewhere. WILLIAM SCHRODER, Proprietor ol Emperor William Cigar Store. novi WRAPPING PAPER FDR SALK-OLD NEWSPAPERS in large rt small quantities Price 60 CUNTS PER UUNDKED. Apply at the office of TUE NEWS. may 16 -funeral Statues. THE RELATIVES, FBIENDTAND Acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE STRONG and the members of tbe Methodist Episcopal Church, South, are respectfully invited to attend the Ponera' Services of the latter, at Spring street Chnreli, Trna MORNING, at half past lo o'clock, r feblt* COBIA-Departed this life, February litn. 1872; ANNA ELIZA, eldest daughter of the late Ben ry Cobla. _u jett* THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS of the late Henry Cobla, of Mrs. A. M. Cobla, and of Miss A. E. co BI A, are invited to attend the Funeral of the latter, at her mother's residence, No. no Wentworth street, THIS AFTUHNOON, at half-past 8 o'clock. " ' Tebl? _ CPbitggrg."; r ,;: nnP??I???iF?'~1Dle<1>at Bad well, Abbeville County, ff^HnjPgS"- after a abort Ittoeaa, of pneu ?ra. PtTIOau, slater of the Ute James L. gpttiol Notices. ^DIVINE SERVICE IvTLlT BE1 OON DUOTED at Howard's Hau, Meeting street, east aide, opposite Burne's lane, on SUNDAY MOBMIKO at io o'clock, and at 8 o'clock tn the AFTIHNOOM, by Bli Lop B. H. Y ANDE RHO R ST and other der gymeu. The publie are Invited to attend feblB-2* ?Br CONSIGNEES PER STEAMSHIP CHARLESTON, from New York, are notified that She lil THIS DAT discharging cargo at Adg?r's Sooth Wharf. Goods no called for at sunset win remain on the wharf at ownera' risk. ... ? fe bl 6-1 JAMES AUGER A CO.. Ag en ta. ?HIPNOTICE. -THE UNIFORM COATS belonging to part lea on James Island, and now in my possession^ will be aoid on the isth.if not claimed and expenses pal l before that date.. SAMUEL M. GLOVER, . febie-1* , Ko. s Orange street. ?gf NOTICE TO ERIDGE BUILDERS. Sealed Proposals will be received at the Office br the County Commissioners until the lat day of Mareil next for the Building of a BRIDGE cross? ing the Wateree Elver at Camden. All bide must be accompanied by the names of surat iee. - janna man . j. F. SUTHERLAND, Chairman ^ f-N OTICE.-CENTRAL POSTOPFIOE BOX.-By permission of Stanley G. Trott, Eaq., . Pcs ti ?as te r, a PO sTOFFi CE BOX has been placed in my Grocery Store, No. 276 King street, nearly opposite Hasel street, for the accommodation pf the public. AU Letters deposited wul be delivered at the principal Peetofnee In time for the regular malls. EVERT E. BEDFORD, - Successor to W. 8. Corwin A Co., feb 14-? So. 276 King street "^.NOTICE.-THE BOARD OP TB?jk TEES OF THE SAILORS' HOME, CHARLESTON . PORT SOOIETT, wUl proceed, at their next , meeting, to elect a Superin tenden, of said luau- ' tullen. AppUoanta wiU hand in their letters on ot tie fore the 16th instant to the undersigned, from whom ali information may be obtained with ref? erence to the regulations and restriction! bj which they wul be governed. WM. J. MIDDLETON, fet 9-fmw3 Chairman Board of Trustees. ?&- BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OP PUBLIC LAND.-The Board of Commissioners of PubUo Land will, at Us next Meeting to be held February 14,1872, receive Contracte for Supplying tho varions Institutions under their charge with Oak and Pine Wood, until the first day of May 1872. Parties applying for the con trac t wiU hand in the same on or before that day. By order of the Board. J. M. F. DEREEF, ret'9-fmw3 Secretary B. 0. P. L. FRESH VACCINE MATTER, TAKEN FROM THE^ARM, FOB BALI AT B URN HAM'S DRUG STORE, Ko. 421 RINO STREET, febl2-lmo CHARLESTON, S. 0. JW THE CHARLESTON CHARITA BLI! ASSOCIATION, FOB THE BENEFIT OF TEE FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFICAL RAFFLED NUMBERS. CLASS Na S51-MORNING. 16-40-27-44-65- 1-23-20- 9-37-61-31 CLASS No. 852-EVENDfO. 2 - 4 -67-69 -68-12 -31-68-74-73- 3-1? Ali witness our hand at Charleston this 16th. day of February, 1873. FENN PECK, JAMES GILLI LAND, ??a?_sworn Conunlselonert. ;t** ST. JOSEPH AND DENVER CITY RAILROAD COMPANY. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, NO. 81 NASSAU STBBET, NEW YOEE, February l, 1872. The Couponsand registered iuterest due Feb? ruary 16,1872, on the First Mortgage Eight Per Cent. (8 p. c.) Gold Booda (E. D.) and the Eight Per Cent. (8 p. c.) Gold First Mortgage sinking Fund Land Grant Bouda (W. D.,) of the St. Joeeph and Denver City Railroad Company wiU be paid at the office of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company of the City or New York, upon presenta? tion and demand on and after that date, Free or Tax. FRANCIS A. COFFIN, Aas't Treasurer, feb6-12_St. J. A D. 0. R. B, 00. ; ?ff- ON MARRIAGE. Happy reUef for Young Men from the effect* or Errors and Abuses In early life. Manhood re? stoled. Nervous debility' cured. Impedimenta to Marriage removed. New method or treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Books and circulars sent free, in sealed envelopes. Ad? dreis HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Na 2 South Ninth street. Philadelphia. Pa._ogg . ?9- CLEAR AND HARMLESS A8 WA? TER-NATT ANS'S CRYSTAL DISCOVERY FOR THE HAIR.-A perfectly clear preparation in one bottle, aa easily applied aa water, for restoring to grey nair its natural color and youth: ul appear? ance, to eradicate and prevent dandruff, to pro? mote the growth of the bair and atop Ita failing ont. It ls entirely harmless, and perfectly free from any poisonous substance, and will therefore take the place of all the dirty and unpleasant preparations now in use. Numerous testimonia s have been sent us from many of our most promi? nent citizens, some er which are subjoined. In everything In which the articles now In use are objectionable, CRYSTAL DISCOVERY ls perfect. lt la warranted to contain neither Sugar of Lead, Sulphur or Nitrate of Silver, lt does not soil the clothes or scalp, 1B agreeably perfumed, and makes one of theb:*t dressings for the Hair in use. It restores the color or the Hair "more per? fect and uniformly than any other preparation,'* and always does so in from three to ten days, virtually feeding the roots of the Hair with all the nourishing quail ilea necessary to ita g owtn and healthy condition; lt restores the decayed and induces a new growth or the Hair mere posi? tively than anything else. The application of this won i erf ni discovery also produces a pleasant and cooling effect on the scalp and gives the Hair a pleasing and elegant appearance. Price tl a bottle. ARTHUR NATT ANS, Inventor and Proprietor, Washington, D. 0. For sale by the Agent, DB. H. BARR, Na 131 Meeting street, Charleston, 8. 0. novis-stuthly NOTICE.-THREE MONTHS AFTER date application will be made o the Plant era' and Uectunlca' Bank for RENEWAL or EIGHT SHARES OF STOCK, (old,) in theUWHN F. M. GRANT, the original being lost or destroyea. febi2-ms*